Sculpted Prims: Importing
Revision as of 01:32, 26 June 2007 by Strife Onizuka (talk | contribs) (New page: Currently there is a push to get the client to import models as sculpted prims from a variety of 3d modeling formats. {| {{LSL DefineRow||3dm|Rhino & MoI}} {{LSL DefineRow||3ds|3D Studio M...)
Currently there is a push to get the client to import models as sculpted prims from a variety of 3d modeling formats.
| • | 3dm | – | Rhino & MoI | |
| • | 3ds | – | 3D Studio Max | |
| • | obj | – | Wavefront |
The main method currently for doing this translation is to use UV mapping cordinants to retrieve positions on the surface of the mesh. There are three hurdles to this.
- UV mappings may be missing or not continuous.
- The objects may be made up of multiple surfaces.
- Distributing the limited LOD appropriately.
- Stitching faces together. The UV mapping along the edges may not align.